Sorrento suburb guide

Living in Sorrento

Sorrento’s ocean-side recreation includes Sorrento Back Beach, about 1.5 kilometres south of the town centre. Parks Victoria describes coastal walking tracks, rockpools and a short circuit to the historic lookout rotunda.

Community and household economy

Figures describe the named area and reporting period. Census data is historical; it does not measure current prices or individual circumstances.

Usual-resident population

2,013 people

Sorrento (Vic.), Victoria — ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL22306) · 2021 CensusAustralian Bureau of Statistics

How this figure is reported

ABS 2021 Census All persons QuickStats, suburb/locality geography. Historical Census snapshot, not a current estimate. ABS applies small random adjustments for confidentiality.

Median age

64 years

Sorrento (Vic.), Victoria — ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL22306) · 2021 CensusAustralian Bureau of Statistics

How this figure is reported

ABS 2021 Census All persons QuickStats, suburb/locality geography. Historical Census snapshot, not a current estimate. ABS applies small random adjustments for confidentiality.

Private dwellings

3,099

Sorrento (Vic.), Victoria — ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL22306) · 2021 CensusAustralian Bureau of Statistics

How this figure is reported

ABS 2021 Census All persons QuickStats, suburb/locality geography. Historical Census snapshot, not a current estimate. ABS applies small random adjustments for confidentiality.

Separate houses, occupied private dwellings

97.0%

Sorrento (Vic.), Victoria — ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL22306) · 2021 CensusAustralian Bureau of Statistics

Flats/apartments, occupied private dwellings

1.9%

Sorrento (Vic.), Victoria — ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL22306) · 2021 CensusAustralian Bureau of Statistics

Rented occupied private dwellings

12.9%

Sorrento (Vic.), Victoria — ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL22306) · 2021 CensusAustralian Bureau of Statistics

Median weekly rent (historical)

$462 per week

Sorrento (Vic.), Victoria — ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL22306) · 2021 CensusAustralian Bureau of Statistics

How this figure is reported

ABS 2021 Census All persons QuickStats, suburb/locality geography. Historical Census snapshot, not a current estimate. ABS applies small random adjustments for confidentiality.

Median monthly mortgage repayments (historical)

$2,167 per month

Sorrento (Vic.), Victoria — ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL22306) · 2021 CensusAustralian Bureau of Statistics

Median weekly household income

$1,658 / week

Sorrento (Vic.) suburb/locality · 2021 CensusAustralian Bureau of Statistics

How this figure is reported

ABS 2021 Census All persons QuickStats, suburb/locality geography. Historical Census snapshot, not a current estimate. ABS applies small random adjustments for confidentiality.

People per household

2

Sorrento (Vic.) · 2021 CensusAustralian Bureau of Statistics

How this figure is reported

ABS 2021 Census All persons QuickStats, suburb/locality geography. Historical Census snapshot, not a current estimate. ABS applies small random adjustments for confidentiality.

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